| Name |
CBC – Non-mammalian |
| Section |
Clinical Pathology |
| Specimen |
Whole Blood in EDTA or Heparin <24 hours old |
| Price |
Shipping and Referral Lab Test Fee |
| Laboratory |
Logan |
| Schedule |
Monday - Friday |
| Turnaround Time |
Same day results if submitted before 3:00pm. Avoid EOB submission on Fridays. |
| Special Instructions |
Fasting recommended. Avoid hemolysis. Samples should be less than 24 hours old. Refrigerate after collection. Whole blood submitted before weekends/holidays will have impacted results due to shipping and business hours. EDTA purple-top tube/lavender-top tube preferred except for ravens, crows and robins; Fresh heparin green-top tube for excepted species . Citrate/blue-top tube for ostriches. Clotted samples rejected. Protect from temperature extremes. Morphology subject to deterioration after 8 hours without fresh smear, sooner in heparin. NOTE: reference intervals are not available. |
| Description |
Manual measurement of WBC and differential, PCV, and Plasma Protein. Forwarded to TVMDL. |
| Sampling Requirements |
1 mL EDTA or Heparin whole blood <24 hours old |
| Collection Container |
Purple top tube (EDTA), or green top |
| Packing Instructions |
Label all samples with unique identifiers. Do not freeze. Ship overnight on cold pack. |
| Species |
Most species; Reference ranges not available for all species |
